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HRID 399685Generated: October 25, 2026

Propylene Glycol → L-lactide epsilon-caprolactone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPropylene GlycolHCID 1030—
Solvent1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2-propanolHCID 13529—
ProductL-lactide epsilon-caprolactoneHCID 131710947—

Reaction Steps

The procedure in Example 3 was substantially repeated, except that 4.4 mL (60 mmol) propylene glycol (USP grade) was used instead of 5.6 mL of 1-dodecanol. The copolymer had an inherent viscosity of 0.17 dL/g in HFIP at 25° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05824333
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_10
ORD IDord-7697f5b1429448b18dcf51eed494785c
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_10